U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan endorses Hillary Clinton for president

[Maribelle]

YOUNGSTOWN — U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Niles, D-17th, formally announced his support for the candidacy of U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for president.

Citing her experience and economic platform, Ryan, in a press release issued Saturday, said he believes that Clinton, D-N.Y., if elected president, is in the best position to create jobs and economic growth in Northeast Ohio.

Ryan is a superdelegate, as are all the Democratic members of Congress in Ohio, so his endorsement increases Clinton’s delegate count. Ryan represents portions of Mahoning and Trumbull counties.

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http://www.vindy.com/news/2008/apr/19/us-rep-tim-ryan-endorses-hillary-clinton-for/

Congratulations Hillary! :bounce:

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1. This is a big one!

Wahoo for Pelosi's ThirySomethings!

Ryan, Meek & Wasserman-Schultz!

[melody]

5. YEAH! FURTHER FRACTURING TO WEAKEN OBAMA IN THE GE!!!!

GO HILLARY AKA MCCAIN 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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7. Take it up with the Congressman.

If I was running, I sure would want him in my corner.

[melody]

8. She's not running -- she's trying to help McCain n/t

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10. Um...I think she is running. Her name is on the ballot in PA...

[melody]

15. She can't win -- she knows it -- she's trying to get McCain elected

Ask anyone who is an actual political insider. Talk to anyone -- even in Clinton's camp. They'll tell you they know she can't win. So why is she continuing to run? She's only weakening Obama.

I don't like Obama particularly either -- I'm an Edwards person. But I like Obama one hell of a lot more than I do Clinton. I kow who she is. I know her background. Do you?

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21. Yeah.. I know who she is. The CONTEST CONTINUES

Deal with it.

[melody]

22. Pat yourself on the back for getting McCain in office. I'm sure you'll be proud.

Thanks for four more years of hell.

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25. This has nothing to do with McCain.

He can't win and I certainly am not scared of him.

[melody]

28. Oh, he has weaknesses ... but Hillary staying on Obama will weaken him enough for McCain to win

You'd BETTER be afraid of him. If you're not, you don't know the Bush cabal.

Look at the national polls in match-ups against McCain. Do you know what the Diebold switch percentage is?
He's within it.

And if "your girl Hill" doesn't get the hell out of the race and let us get behind one nominee, that percentage
will grow.

We're constantly hampered by these starry-eyed Clintonistas who don't even know what a real Democrat is. You've
all been fed this watery gruel and told it's "good". It only seems good in comparison with sheer starvation during
GOP times.

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32. You have a very skewed view.

We don't have a nominee. You saying that we do is ridiculous

And now McCain is part of the "Bush Cabal?"
He, of course, is a Republican and will be defeated by our nominee, but do you remember 2000?

[melody]

35. I remember 2000 -- that's my whole point. The Clintonian view is the one that's skewed.

And that view is the reason the DLC will destroy the Democratic Party.

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37. Your whole point makes no sense.

[melody]

39. At this point, you've become solely pejorative. Where are your reasons for thinking these things?

You don't have reasons ... you only have emotions. That's how they manipulate people.

That said, welcome to my ignore list -- for real this time.

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40. Hallelujah!!!

[BzaDem]

57. If you remember 2000, you probably respect the popular vote. Clinton can win that.

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59. Exactly.

[melody]

62. Gore won it, too. See where we are? The point is Clinton cannot win the nomination

All she's doing now is preventing the Democratic attack on the Republicans.

[ruggerson]

24. She's running for President

in case you hadn't noticed

[melody]

31. She can't win the Presidency -- her whole operation knows it. Get them to speak off the record.

Why does she stay in? She's definitely not helping Obama.

She's helping her buddies McCain and Bush.

[greguganus]

33. Corporate whores of a feather flock together. n/t

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34. WOW

Corporate whore?

Do you have any idea who he is?

[Marie26]

38. You have no idea what you're talking about.

None. Just a heads-up to future Obama fans who are looking to throw Rep. Ryan under the bus - by calling him names like that, you're just revealing your own total ignorance. Not to mention your nastiness. Rep. Ryan has stood up for progressive & populist causes throughout his time in the House.

[johnnydrama]

41. Wasserman?

She's the one who won't help democrats running for congress against her Republican buddies.

No thanks.

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42. Do you know who she is?

Do you know anything about the Special Orders her, Meek, & Ryan did night, after night?

[Maribelle]

2. What Ryan said...

4/19/2008

Congressman Tim Ryan Pledges Support For Hillary Clinton For President

Congressman Tim Ryan formally announced his support for the candidacy of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for President today. Citing her experience and economic platform, Congressman Ryan believes that Hillary Clinton, if elected President, is in the best position to create jobs and economic growth in Northeast Ohio.

"The people of the 17th district overwhelmingly voted for Senator Clinton in the Democratic primary and today I officially pledge my support for Hillary Rodham Clinton. Throughout the 1990s, Senator Clinton working alongside President Bill Clinton had a proven record of economic growth and higher wages for America's working families," said Congressman Tim Ryan. "People in the seventeenth district of Ohio would enjoy a return to strong economic growth, millions of jobs being created and a rise in wages. I look forward to working with her to see that our community is the beneficiary of her economic policies."

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3. He is a smart guy.

I loved the late night speeches on CSPAN with him and his group.

[melody]

9. He's another corporate whore.

Corporate fascists just LOVE Hillary.

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12. He is not a corporate whore.

Do you know who he is?

Do you know anything about the 30Somethings?

http://www.speaker.gov/30something/index.html

[melody]

14. Look at his background -- look at his REAL financing -- he's a corporate whore of the first order

I'm 48 -- I don't worry about 30somethings ... I look at what their REAL background is, NOT their hype.

[OzarkDem]

16. Not according to his voting record

He's very progressive, anti war, pro-US jobs and pro-universal health care.

[melody]

19. Pro-US jobs? Look at his backing.

Look at the whole of his voting record.

I see the usual suspects popping up for this thread ... clearly Hillary has her acolytes propping up her friends now.

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46. Do some research before you open your pie-hole.

100% Rating from ACLU

http://action.aclu.org/site/VoteCenter?congress=110&repId=24366&session_num=0&page=legScore

97% Lifetime Rating From AFSCME

http://afscme.org/docs/Full_2006_House_Congressional_Scorecard.pdf

98% Lifetime Rating From AFL-CIO

http://www.aflcio.org/cgi-bin/member.pl?state=OH&pg=2&id=316&year=07&congress=h

100% Rating from the Children's Defense Fund

http://www.childrensdefense.org/site/DocServer/2007_Scorecard_bestworst.pdf?docID=6422

[Maribelle]

17. U.S. Rep Tim Ryan: The face of the Democratic Party's future

"He's been given all the gifts to go as far as he wants to go here," says Pittsburgh-area Democratic Rep. Mike Doyle, who calls Ryan especially effective at "speaking the language of those of us who grew up in blue-collar areas."

"He's gonna get better and better and be a major player here in the years ahead," foresees Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.


Concord Township Republican Rep. Steve LaTourette calls Ryan a "backslapper who can tell a good joke" and says he's well-liked. "He is really going to be a force to be reckoned with over the years," LaTourette predicts. "All eyes need to be on him to run for Senate in 2010. I'm sure he's destined for greater things."



http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/01/_washington_the_face.html

[melody]

20. God, I hope not. He's just another Clinton. A corporate wolf in sheep's clothing

All the people backing Clinton are part of the problem.

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23. Part of the problem?

Just what is the problem?

[melody]

26. Corporate ownership. Killing off jobs. All the stuff Bill Clinton let happen.

The only reason people look back with fondness on the Clinton era is because it was sandwiched between
12 years of almost-hell and 8 years of sheer hell. People don't even know what it's like to have a REAL
Democrat in office.

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27. Like who?

Who was the last REAL Democrat to be President?

[melody]

29. Johnson came one helluva lot closer to it than Clinton

So did Kennedy. FDR.

ANYONE.

[Radical Activist]

4. Is he living in a different Ohio? I guess he doesn't mind all the jobs lost to NAFTA.

[OzarkDem]

11. He does mind

and he doesn't drink the GOP/Obama kool aid that falsely places the blame on Clinton.

He wants solutions and is smart enough to know the facts and judge best who will deliver on bringing jobs back to his district.

After all, much of his district is made up of small towns full of what Obama thinks are gun toting bigots.

[Radical Activist]

49. Bill Clinton takes plenty of credit for passing NAFTA.

Why shouldn't he take the blame? That's not Republican kool-aid. Hillary was always a big NAFTA supporter with her husband until she realized it wasn't a winning election issue anymore.

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53. What a terrible lie

[Radical Activist]

55. Hillary claiming she was opposed to NAFTA is the huge lie.

A shameless and disgusting lie. And just think of how angry she was when Obama mailed a flier telling the truth about her support for NAFTA. What a fucking fake.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/20/opinion/main3955120.shtml

Now that we know from the 11,000 pages of Clinton White House documents released this week that former First Lady was an ardent advocate for NAFTA; now that we know she held at least five meetings to strategize about how to win congressional approval of the deal; now that we know she was in the thick of the manuevering to block the efforts of labor, farm, environmental and human rights groups to get a better agreement. Now that we know all of this, how should we assess the claim that Hillary's heart has always beaten to a fair-trade rhythm?

Now that we know from official records of her time as First Lady that Clinton was the featured speaker at a closed-door session where 120 women opinion leaders were hectored to pressure their congressional representatives to approve NAFTA; now that we know from ABC News reporting on the session that "her remarks were totally pro-NAFTA" and that "there was no equivocation for her support for NAFTA at the time;" now that we have these details confirmed, what should we make of Clinton's campaign claim that she was never comfortable with the militant free-trade agenda that has cost the United States hundreds of thousands of union jobs, that has idled entire industries, that has saddled this country with record trade deficits, undermined the security of working families in the US and abroad, and has forced Mexican farmers off their land into an economic refugee status that ultimately forces them to cross the Rio Grande River in search of work?

As she campaigns now, Clinton says, "I have been a critic of NAFTA from the very beginning."

But the White House records confirm that this is not true.

Her statement is, to be precise, a lie.

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56. More lies. And a link!

[Radical Activist]

60. A link with documented facts that prove my statement.

And what did you provide to back up your one liner? Nothing. Nothing at all. Yep, you're pretty much full of shit aren't you?

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61. You know it!

Documented facts...in an OP/ED piece?

No thanks.

[susankh4]

18. He's in my Ohio.

And we went for Hillary.

He's a little more ethical about supporting and voting with his constituants than, say.... Kennedy or Richardson....

[Radical Activist]

48. Is he ethical enough to condemn Hillary basing her entire OH campaign on lies about NAFTA?

Pretending she was always opposed to NAFTA and that Obama is a big NAFTA supporter was disgustingly dishonest and cynical. Facts have come out since then showing how dishonest those claims are but I'm still waiting to hear an apology.

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50. basing her entire OH campaign on lies about NAFTA

Right...Sure she did.

[Radical Activist]

54. Yes, she told a monstorous lie and it was the basis of her entire Ohio strategy.

Remember Hillary screaming "shame!" because Obama told the truth about Hillary's support for NAFTA. She's a complete absolute liar. Read about it in this article from The Nation:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/20/opinion/main3955120.shtml

Now that we know from the 11,000 pages of Clinton White House documents released this week that former First Lady was an ardent advocate for NAFTA; now that we know she held at least five meetings to strategize about how to win congressional approval of the deal; now that we know she was in the thick of the manuevering to block the efforts of labor, farm, environmental and human rights groups to get a better agreement. Now that we know all of this, how should we assess the claim that Hillary's heart has always beaten to a fair-trade rhythm?

Now that we know from official records of her time as First Lady that Clinton was the featured speaker at a closed-door session where 120 women opinion leaders were hectored to pressure their congressional representatives to approve NAFTA; now that we know from ABC News reporting on the session that "her remarks were totally pro-NAFTA" and that "there was no equivocation for her support for NAFTA at the time;" now that we have these details confirmed, what should we make of Clinton's campaign claim that she was never comfortable with the militant free-trade agenda that has cost the United States hundreds of thousands of union jobs, that has idled entire industries, that has saddled this country with record trade deficits, undermined the security of working families in the US and abroad, and has forced Mexican farmers off their land into an economic refugee status that ultimately forces them to cross the Rio Grande River in search of work?

As she campaigns now, Clinton says, "I have been a critic of NAFTA from the very beginning."

But the White House records confirm that this is not true.

Her statement is, to be precise, a lie.

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58. No Thanks!

Thanks for the kick though!

[OzarkDem]

6. Another labor backed Congressperson supporting Clinton

who is from an economically depressed area and who believes strongly in her plans for economic reform and bring new jobs.

Ryan is also a vocal opponent of the Iraq War.....

Remember this speech?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePHJ5fWUgFQ


Thanks Representative Ryan!

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13. I forgot about that. Thanks!

[Marie26]

30. Great!

Tim Ryan is a great Congressman.

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36. He sure is. nt

[Quixote1818]

43. Who is Tim Ryan?

Never heard of him. :shrug:

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44. He is...

A young, well-spoken populist House Rep from Ohio.

He gained notoriety for his work with then House Minority Leader Pelosi's 30Something Working Group.

He, Kendrick Meek and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz made Special Order speeches from the House nearly every night after the end of regular business. They had great research, great charts, and I think they truly enjoyed each other's company.

I give them some credit for success in the mid-term elections of 2006

[Straight Shooter]

45. You haven't heard of the eloquent, passionate Tim Ryan?

Check out this video. http://youtube.com/watch?v=yizJK3_Hi6o

He's had the blogosphere on fire with some of his speeches.

Tim Ryan is a strong Democrat and supports Hillary. I consider his endorsement to be a major positive event.

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47. It is definitely a big deal

Go Representative Ryan!!


But, *sigh*, he will soon be thrown under the bus.

[Straight Shooter]

51. Well, if they throw him under the bus ....

... I'm a'gonna crawl under the bus, drag him back out, and he can do that "brush the stuff off his shoulder" gesture.

Go Ryan! :patriot:

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52. Kick!

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